Need advise for counter strike soldier build.

[Kestas]

Hello,
Need advise what second masteri take for counter stirke/ block soldier build. I want tanky tougth build witch will quite forgiving in end game . For know torn between necro(For blood set) or demo for long range retalation.

[Idlemind]

Grim Tools: https://www.grimtools.com/calc/YVWzbP02

Video in action: https://youtu.be/3Mha8AjXKhs

[Kestas]

I saw that build. But almost half a year passed. I am sure something changed.

[gNuff!~©~gNom3™]

Originally posted by Kestas:

But almost half a year passed. I am sure something changed.

not much, in essence retal seems to mostly have stayed the same, with mainly the damage output having been tweaked a bit (so not to be as ridunkulous)
Maya did a pretty solid version, https://forums.crateentertainment.com/t/drunken-fwuffy-retaliation-warlord/83654/114, someone then conversed about their acid version in the same thread https://www.grimtools.com/calc/DV9677LZ
and as you can see there all 3 warlords are pretty similar, with a few point differences here and there, some devo tweaks maybe, and what dmg type is being used
Also pretty similar to how i leveled my own hardcore retal warlord, focusing on acid tho with perdition and vilescorn mostly when possible. Using Aegis of menhir too like in Idlemind's build, i just had more circuit breakers in form of ghoul + healing rain and turtle shell since it was HC and i'm a scaredy-cat, but that's personal preference,
as you can see all 3 builds are very similar in essence overall, which should be enough to give you an idea/room for freedom with your own, (Warlord), which probably still remains one of the better combos of masteries in regards to retaliation

but you can do whatever retal combo mastery you like, and the Solider or devo part should still be a decent part to give you the idea to form the base of your own hybrid